People’s Mañanera May 21
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on student stipends, organized crime & elections, Trump’s executive order on remittances, PAN, and agricultural supports.
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on student stipends, organized crime & elections, Trump’s executive order on remittances, PAN, and agricultural supports.
Mexico’s prolonged neoliberal era confirms a public and private drought of investment in the context of a deficient tax system that doesn’t raise more than 11 to 13 percent of GDP.
Drought, the dumping of subsidized crops from the US, middle-men profiteering and falling prices have been indebting and ruining Mexico’s corn producers.
Every peso spent on prolonging gas dependency is a peso not invested in electricity transmission, battery storage, distributed solar generation, wind power, energy efficiency, demand management, or grid modernization.
In 1977, almost half a century ago, one of the most popular groups in Latin American folk and nueva canción was formed in Mexico, giving a new dimension to Andean music.
“It’s a miracle Marcelino is alive. We only ask that the authorities investigate this serious crime because they shot without any justification and directly at families.”
“Mario Mata broke the law, modified the agreement on his own and evaded federal control procedures; this agreement is also a violation of national sovereignty.”
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference.
An interview with CODEPINK’s Teri Mattson on US foreign policy in Latin America & the Caribbean.
Morena’s massive march: 20,000 people demanding the impeachment of Governor Maru Campos; 269 extradition requests, and President Sheinbaum’s weekends.